Council of Ministers vs Governor

Article Title: Council of Ministers vs Governor

09-11-2023

Indian Polity Current Affairs Analysis

Kerala moves SC against Governor again.

The case:

It is a special leave petition appealing against the Kerala High court verdict which refused to fix a time limit for the Governor to deal with Bills presented to him under Article 200 of the Constitution.

Article 200: Assent to bill by Governor

Governor has to as soon as possible

iGive Assent

iiReturn the bill

iiiReserve for the President

Constitution exclusively mentions that Governor should take action on the bills as soon as possible.